Arts and Culturehttp://news.emory.edu/tags/category/arts_and_culture/index.htmlArts and Culture news from the Emory News CenterTue, 26 Sep 2017 03:18:50 -0400emory_ArtsandCulture_newshttps://feedburner.google.com'Midnight Pillow' opens new season for Theater Emoryhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/emory_ArtsandCulture_news/~3/Zp0nHdaGCF8/campus.htmlhttp://news.emory.edu//stories/2017/09/er_midnight_pillow/campus.htmlDescribing "Frankenstein," Mary Shelley referred to the story as the "spectre which had haunted my midnight pillow." Theater Emory's "Midnight Pillow," opening Sept. 21, brings 13 writers together to explore Shelley's depiction of the artistic method.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/emory_ArtsandCulture_news/~4/Zp0nHdaGCF8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 17 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0400http://news.emory.edu//stories/2017/09/er_midnight_pillow/campus.htmlEmory exhibition celebrates America's Beat Generationhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/emory_ArtsandCulture_news/~3/KNvyPwC0ceo/campus.htmlhttp://news.emory.edu//stories/2017/09/upress_beats_exhibition/campus.htmlAn exhibition of rare materials celebrating the contributions of the Beat Generation of writers, poets and artists will open Sept. 28 at Emory's Robert W. Woodruff Library.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/emory_ArtsandCulture_news/~4/KNvyPwC0ceo" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 15 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0400http://news.emory.edu//stories/2017/09/upress_beats_exhibition/campus.htmlTheater Emory's new artistic director pushes tradition of innovationhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/emory_ArtsandCulture_news/~3/UlrHB9ysyNc/campus.htmlhttp://news.emory.edu//stories/2017/08/er_theater_emory_season/campus.htmlThis fall, Theater Emory welcomes Brent Glenn, who aims to reinvigorate the 30-year-old organization into a more outward-facing institution while building on its strong tradition of innovation and new works.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/emory_ArtsandCulture_news/~4/UlrHB9ysyNc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0400http://news.emory.edu//stories/2017/08/er_theater_emory_season/campus.htmlEmory PhD candidate Sumita Chakraborty wins prestigious award for young poetshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/emory_ArtsandCulture_news/~3/ZV5EEoYLEUs/campus.htmlhttp://news.emory.edu//stories/2017/09/er_lilly_prize/campus.htmlFor the second time in five years, an Emory graduate student has won the Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship, one of the top honors offered to young poets in the United States.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/emory_ArtsandCulture_news/~4/ZV5EEoYLEUs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 06 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0400http://news.emory.edu//stories/2017/09/er_lilly_prize/campus.htmlPhotos: Emory shines at the Decatur Book Festivalhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/emory_ArtsandCulture_news/~3/S0pn8SYK7JQ/index.htmlhttp://news.emory.edu//stories/2017/09/er_mm_photos_decatur_book_festival/index.htmlEmory hosted the opening keynote for the Decatur Book Festival and Emory authors were a major part of the festival. Emory's tent in downtown Decatur drew hundreds for book signings, art and the chance to learn about the university's cultural resources.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/emory_ArtsandCulture_news/~4/S0pn8SYK7JQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 06 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0400http://news.emory.edu//stories/2017/09/er_mm_photos_decatur_book_festival/index.htmlSeptember arts events include music, painting, poetryhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/emory_ArtsandCulture_news/~3/1CZz2KfqlQg/campus.htmlhttp://news.emory.edu//stories/2017/09/er_september_arts_preview/campus.htmlArts at Emory welcomes the community back to campus this month with a wide range of events, including two performances by the Vega String Quartet, Emory's acclaimed quartet in residence.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/emory_ArtsandCulture_news/~4/1CZz2KfqlQg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0400http://news.emory.edu//stories/2017/09/er_september_arts_preview/campus.html'Threads of Time' exhibit explores cloth as culturehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/emory_ArtsandCulture_news/~3/kr7KCZ7LbAg/campus.htmlhttp://news.emory.edu//stories/2017/08/er_threads_of_time/campus.html"Threads of Time: Tradition and Change in Indigenous American Textiles," now on display at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, examines cultures in Central and South America through clothing and fiber objects of many kinds.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/emory_ArtsandCulture_news/~4/kr7KCZ7LbAg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0400http://news.emory.edu//stories/2017/08/er_threads_of_time/campus.htmlDon and Emily Saliers explore music, social justice for Oxford eventhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/emory_ArtsandCulture_news/~3/AzNjYATY3cU/campus.htmlhttp://news.emory.edu//stories/2017/08/er_saliers_performance/campus.htmlEmory theologian Don Saliers and his daughter, Indigo Girls' Emily Saliers 85C, will perform together at Oxford College on Tuesday. "Sing Justice, Sing Life" will feature a mixture of hymns and songs from her musical career.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/emory_ArtsandCulture_news/~4/AzNjYATY3cU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0400http://news.emory.edu//stories/2017/08/er_saliers_performance/campus.htmlComposer, klezmer fiddler Svigals to perform original score at Emoryhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/emory_ArtsandCulture_news/~3/cJEByZb_npU/campus.htmlhttp://news.emory.edu//stories/2017/08/er_yellow_ticket/campus.htmlAlicia Svigals, the world's leading klezmer fiddler, will perform her original score during a Sept. 7 screening of the 1918 silent film "The Yellow Ticket," which follows a young Jewish woman facing anti-Semitism in Russia.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/emory_ArtsandCulture_news/~4/cJEByZb_npU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0400http://news.emory.edu//stories/2017/08/er_yellow_ticket/campus.htmlMeet Emory authors at this weekend's Decatur Book Festival http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/emory_ArtsandCulture_news/~3/sXKeUo80s5U/campus.htmlhttp://news.emory.edu//stories/2017/08/er_emory_at_dbf/campus.htmlNovelist Stacia Pelletier, chief writer for the Office of the President, joins a diverse range of Emory faculty and staff with appearances at the Decatur Book Festival. Learn more about her new novel and see the full schedule of Emory participants.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/emory_ArtsandCulture_news/~4/sXKeUo80s5U" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0400http://news.emory.edu//stories/2017/08/er_emory_at_dbf/campus.html